Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

November 27

Somalia: Somali PM Promises to Restore Law and Order in the Country

Abdi Farah Shirdon, Somali PM has promised on Monday to restore the rule of law into the strife-torn horn of Africa country. Read more »

Somalia: President Urges District Commissioners,Army Officers to Uphold the Law

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia's Federal republic government on Sunday nigh met with security officials and district commissioners in Mogadishu for security... Read more »
Somalia: Unknown Gunmen Assassinate Bakaro Market Merchants' Chief

Witnesses said Monday that anonymous attackers have shot and killed the chairman of Bakaro Market traders' chairman Ahmed Nur Awdinle and his security guard. Read more »
Somalia: MPs Call to Boost Military Push Against Al Shabab

Several MPs in Somalia Federal Parliament have on Sunday called for boosting up the ongoing military operations against Al shabab fighters in south and central Somalia. Read more »

Somalia: Govt Forces,AU Forces Move Close to Jowhar Town

Somali National Army (SNA) along with the African Union forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Jowhar, some 90Km north-west Mogadishu, according to the... Read more »
Somalia: Gov't,Al Shabab Claim Major Victory Over Balad-Hawo Battle

A senior official in Al shabab militants on Sunday has claimed a major victory over a battle against Somali forces in Balad-Hawo town, Gedo province. Read more »
Somalia: Heavy Blast Heard in Southern Port City of Kismayo

At least two people have been injured in a heavy blast rocked Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, 500 Km south of Mogadishu, witnesses said. Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Forces Seriously Wound Two Protestors in Qardho City

Puntland forces have reportedly opened fire on protesting crowds in the town of Qardho, wounding seriously at least two protestors. Read more »
Somalia: Interior Minister Meets With Police Officers in Mogadishu

Abdikarin Hussein Guled, the interior and national security minister has held a meeting with certain Somali army officials in Mogadishu and discussed more about the security. Read more »
Kenya: UNHCR Resumes Registration of Refugees From Somalia

The UN refugee agency has resumed registration of new refugees from Somalia after receiving a go- ahead from the Kenyan government. Read more »

Somalia: Al Shabab Briefly Take Over Key Border Town

Somalia's militants Al- Shabaab on Saturday briefly seized a strategic town in the southwestern of war-wrecked horn of Africa nation before they were pushed back by pro-government... Read more »
Somalia: Unknown Gunmen Kill an Entrepreneur in Beledweyne

Gunmen shot and killed a local businessman in Somalia's central volatile city of Beledweyne controlled by Somali government soldiers together with AMISOM and Ethiopian forces. Read more »
Somalia: Clashes Break Out in Southern Port

Armed clashes reportedly broke out Saturday in Somalia's southern port city of Kimayo, a town formerly held by Islamists about 500 Km (310 Miles) south of Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Delegation Travels to Qatar

A high-level delegation led by Somalia's Chief Justice Aidid Abdullahi Ilka Hanaf has flown for the first time to Qatar, to participate a capacity building seminar due to hold in... Read more »
Somalia: Govt Soldiers Exchange Gunfire, Two Killed

Somali government soldiers have exchanged a heavy gunfire in Mogadishu, killing at least two combatants while others injured, reports said on Friday. Read more »
Somalia: Al Shabaab Suspects Arrested in Crackdown

Somali security officials say they have arrested over twenty suspected Al shabab affiliates with their guns during a crackdown in Mogadishu on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Read more »

Somalia: Suspected Al Shabab Fighters Attack Home of Security Official in Kismayo

Suspected Heavy armed Al shabab assailants have on Wednesday night attacked the house of a senior Somali security official in the southern port city of Kismayo, some 500 Km (310... Read more »
Somalia: Somali Gov't Vows Further Push Against Al Shabab

An Official in The Federal Republic Government of Somalia says they will double attacks against any rebel position in the country to crush the militants. Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopia,Kenya Promise to Enhance Somalia Security

Kenya and Ethiopia on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work closely in tackling terrorism, piracy, human trafficking and other organized crimes that continue to pose a... Read more »
Somalia: President Hands UK Government Over Embassy Land

The president of Somali Republic Federal government has formally handed over a piece of land to the UK government to build a new embassy in Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Ambassador - Police Stations Due to Open in Eastleigh

Mohamed Ali Americo, Somali ambassador in Kenya says police stations will be opened in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Kenya's capital, where Pitched battles between Kenyans and... Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Forces Arrest Three Pirates

Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say they have arrested at least three pirates during an operations in Eyl located in the coastal region of Nugal. Read more »
Somalia: President Strongly Condemns the Horrific Terrorist Grenade Attack in Eastleigh [press release]

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Sh. Mohamud strongly condemns the horrific terrorist grenade attack, which took place Sunday 18th of November 2012 in... Read more »

Somalia: Troops Move Toward Rebel-Held Town

Somali National Army (SNA) along with the African Union forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Bur-hakabo, some 163 Km north-west Mogadishu, reports said. Read more »

Somalia: Amisom Jails Somali Official in Beledweyne

The Djiboutian soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force on Monday have taken into custody a government official in Beledweyne, central Somalia, reports... Read more »

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